Aikido Shoheijuku Japan

01/09/2026

"This year’s ‘Perfect Attendance Award’ hand towel for the summer training sessions features the phrase:
‘A single day is a microcosm of a lifetime.’

The Reiwa 8 (2026) summer training sessions will be a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Congratulations!
Please take a moment to have a look at how the certificates are being written.
Each one is being written with great care."

03/08/2026

This month's newsletter. A reminder that during August, the 11th, and 13th-16th will be holidays, and the dojos closed, the latter for the Obon Holiday period.

Shoheijuku Newsletter August 2026 Published August 4, 2026 · Updated August 4, 2026 Shoheijuku Hombu Dojo 30th Anniversary Embukai HeldOn July 20 (a public holiday), we held an embukai and a seminar at the Fukuoka Budokan to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Shoheijuku Hombu Dojo.I extend my ...

09/06/2026

June's newsletter from Suganuma Sensei. https://wp.me/pc1IuC-Zf

08/05/2026

The highlight of this month was, of course, Shoheijuku's annual Embutakai, with 1500 attendees, 800 of which participated.

Shoheijuku Newsletter May 2026 Published May 8, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026 ⦿ Thank you for your cooperation!■ Embukai Concluded Successfully ■The 37th Shoheijuku Embukai was held at Fukuoka Budokan in Hakata Ward on April 29th (holiday).Although it was our first time using this venue, all of ...

14/04/2026

"Of course, building strength is all well and good, but you mustn’t let it become rigid. Instead, through movement, you learn to break down this aspect in such situations, and that aspect in others. That isn’t something you’re simply taught; you have to feel it for yourself, discover it, and internalise it—you must grasp it through your own body. If you don’t do that, you’ll always forget the corrections you’ve been taught."

14/04/2026

Suganuma Sensei talking about the last time he met Ueshiba Kisshomaru Doshu.
"I think the last time I saw him was on 21 November last year. When I went to visit him in hospital, he was sitting up, and he seemed to be in very good spirits. What he said to me then was something along the lines of: ‘You know, there are often martial artists, sportspeople and entertainers—people who only know how to operate within their own little world, but when they step out into society, they do things that seem completely out of the ordinary. I’ve actually known people like that myself, and I’ll make a comic about it, but he told me, ‘You mustn’t be like that. You should meet all sorts of people and learn from them. You mustn’t do things that are out of the ordinary.’ I was deeply impressed by what he said, and I’m still talking about it."

07/03/2026

The English version of the Shoheijuku Newsletter for March 2026 is up.

Shoheijuku Newsletter March 2026 Published March 7, 2026 · Updated March 7, 2026 The 37th Shoheijuku Aikido Embu TaikaiApril 29th, 2026 (a public holiday)Fukuoka Budokan (Higashi Park, Hakata Ward)Door will open at 10 AMReceptionANA Crowne Plaza Hotel FukuokaWe greatly appreciate your cooperation.K...

06/01/2026

The first training session of 2026 was held on the 2nd of January at Fukuoka Dojo. This year, Suganuma Sensei's calligraphy was "自利利他" "Self benefit benefit others". This saying expresses the idea that we should do things that benefit us that in turn, benefits everyone around us. Suganuma Sensei said:

"Self, benefit, benefit others—I wish to learn how to live in such a way that even those I write these words for may find joy. The merchants of Omi*, I hear, held dear the principle: “Good for oneself, good for others, good for society.” Our Aikido too—I hope more practitioners will strive not merely for their own Aikido, but for a practice that brings joy to their partners and those around them."

*Omi is a provice that is now part of Shiga Prefecture.

06/01/2026

The end-of-year training in 2025 was held on the 29th and 30th of December at Fukuoka Dojo. Katsuhiko Sensei held the session on the 29th, while Suganuma Sensei held the one on the 30th. There was a very positive atmosphere on both days with members from all over Kyushu attending.

11/12/2025

Suganuma Sensei's December Newsletter.

Shoheijuku Newsletter December 2025 Published December 12, 2025 · Updated December 12, 2025 Okagaki Dojo 35th AnniversaryOn Sunday, November 2nd, the embukai for commemorating the 35th anniversary of Okagaki Dojo (Mr. Akihiro Komatsu, Dojo Rep) was held. Over 70 people from the surrounding area and...